Resolution:
Description:
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Running the TIBCO iProcess Engine %SWDIR%\bin\swutil REDIRECTION command may fail with the following error:

Failed to lock redirection area (area locked)

Environment:
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o All supported versions of the TIBCO iProcess Engine (iPE)
o All supported operating systems

Symptoms:
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Each time the swutil REDIRECTION command is executed, you will receive the 'area locked' message.

Cause:
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If a previous swutil REDIRECTION attempt did not exit gracefully, a lock file will remain in the %SWDIR%/tsys directory.

Resolution:
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Delete the lock file named 'swpid' located in the in the %SWDIR%/tsys directory and retry the swutil REDIRECTION command.